Coach PAM DANIS - YOUTH COORDINATOR & GIRLS PROGRAM DIRECTOR
- Elite playing & coaching pedigree: Pam captained the University of Winnipeg Wesmen to three CIS (U SPORTS) national championships and earned induction into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame
- 12 years as University of Manitoba head coach, where she also served as a kinesiology faculty member and President of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association
- Adaptive, inclusive leadership: Founded the Big Country Basketball Academy and created “Running with the Bison,” an outreach program for Indigenous youth—earning a University of Manitoba community service award and Ontario’s “Leading Women, Building Communities” award
- Educational expertise & inclusivity focus: Holds both BEd and BA degrees, has teaching experience in public and independent schools, and is a passionate advocate for access, equity, and inclusion in youth sport .